06/18/2018

Periodically the Creative Spirits class takes art-related field trips. This past Saturday was such a day where a few members of the class ventured in the 105* heat index morning to see all the wonderful arts and crafts at The American Artisans Festival in Centennial Park near Vanderbilt in Nashville.

I was especially thrilled to view the Cowen Collection of American Art. Included were paintings by Emile A. Gruppe and William Merritt Chase.

The pièce de résistance was the statue of Athena, a replica of the classical original that stood in the Greek Parthenon.

We ventured up West End (becoming Harding Road) and lunched at Harding House at the Belle Meade Plantation.

And treated ourselves to ice cream for dessert! (Did I mention it was nearly 100*?)

We attempted to drive through the Cheekwood Estate with one student's annual pass, but our plans were foiled. Our August 2017 field trip was to Cheekwood, so no one was disappointed, but we'll have to plan to go again when we have time and energy to enjoy it. Hopefully, it will be on a day that is cooler, too.

If you are in the middle Tennessee area, join us! Creative Spirits painting classes meet on Thursday mornings 10am to 11:30am in Spring Hill, Tennessee,, and many days we go to lunch together after class. You have fun and creative friends you haven't even met yet!!

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